2019中考英语二轮复习阅读理解金编（3）.doc

1、12019中考英语阅读理解金编（3）第一篇（2019 中考科普环保类选练）Satellites are an important part of our ordinary lives. For example, the information for weather forecasts is sent by satellite. Some satellites have cameras which take photographs of the Earth to show how clouds are moving. Satellites are also used to connect ou

2、r international phone calls.Computer connections of the World Wide Web and Internet also use satellites. Many of our TV programs come to US through satellites. Airplane pilots also sometimes use a satellite to help them find their exact location.We use satellites to send television pictures from one

3、 part of the world to another. They are usually 35，880 kilometers above the equator. Sometimes we can see a satellite in the sky and it seems to stay in the same place. This is because it is moving around the world at 11，000 kilometers an hourexactly the same speed that the earth rotates. A satellit

4、e must orbit the Earth with its antennae facing the earth. Sometimes, it moves away from its orbit，So there are little rockets on it which are used to put the satellite back in the right position. This usually happens about every five or six days.Space is not empty! Every week, more and more satelli

5、tes are sent into space to orbit the Earth. A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years. Satellites which are broken are sometimes repaired by astronauts or sometimes brought back to Earth to be repaired. Often，very old or broken satellites are left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long ti

6、me. This is very serious because some satellites use nuclear power and they can crash into each other.1.Which of the following is NOT done by satellites according to the passage?A. Sending information for weather forecast. B. Taking photographs of the Earth.C. Sending TV pictures. D. Providing food

7、for airplane pilots.22.Whats the speed the earth rotates at?A.35,880 kilometers per hour. B.335,880 kilometers per hour.C.11,000 kilometers per hour. D.110,000 kilometers per hour3.Why does the satellite move around the world at the same speed as the Earth rotates?A. In order to take photographs. B.

8、 In order to stay in a certain position in the orbit.C. In order to move away from its orbit. D. In order to send television pictures.4.What does the underlined word “This” in the 3rd paragraph refer to?A. A satellite. B.A little rocket.C. A satellite seems to stay in the same place in the sky.D. Th

9、e satellite puts the rockets in the right position.5.Which is true of satellites?A.A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years.B. Every time a satellite gets broken, it is brought back to the Earth to be repaired.C.A broken satellite is never left in space.D. They often crash into each other.参考答

10、案 DCBCA第二篇中考英语阅读理解分类练习：人生百味类Visiting the forest zooCome and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from Northeast of China. The beautiful birds from England are ready to sing songs for you, and the monkeys from Mount Emei will be happy to talk to you. The lovely dogs from Australia want to laug

11、h at you. Sichuan pandas will play balls for you. The giraffes from Africa (非洲) are waiting to look down on you.Tickets Opening time3Grown-ups (成人) : 3 yuan 9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m. (MondaySaturday)Children over 1.4 m : 2 yuan except (除了) Friday (closed)Children under 1.4 m : Free10:00 a.m. -3: 00 p.m. (S

12、unday)Keep the zoo clean！Do not touch(触摸), give food or go near to the animals.【小题 1】Why does the writer introduce (介绍) so many animals from different places to us? ATo frighten us in the zoo.BTo make us lovely in the zoo.CTo attract(吸引) us to the zoo.DTo show animals can do everything.【小题 2】How muc

13、h does Mr. Smith have to pay if he visits the zoo with his 3-year-old son? A3 yuan. B4 yuan. C5 yuan. D6 yuan.【小题 3】At which of the following time can we visit the zoo? A8:30 a.m. Wednesday. B9:30 a.m. Friday.C2:00 p.m. Sunday. D5:00 p.m. Tuesday.【小题 4】What should we do in the zoo? ATo spit everywhe

14、re. BTo throw things everythere.CTo keep the zoo clean. DTo keep the zoo full.【小题 5】 From the passage, we can infer (推断) that a giraffe must be a very _ animal. Afat Bshort Cstrong Dtall第三篇4Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. You can get some idea

15、of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound reaches your ears.This great speed of light produces some strange facts. Sunlight takes about 8 minutes to reach us. If you look at the light of the m

16、oon tonight, remember that the light rays left the moon 1.3 seconds before they reached you. The nearest star is so far away that the light that you can see from it tonight started to travel towards you four years ago at a speed of nearly 2 million km. per minute. In some cases, the light from one o

17、f tonights stars had started on its journey to you before you were born.Thus, if we want to be honest, we cant say, “The stars are shining tonight.” We have to say instead, “The stars look pretty. They were shining four years ago, but their light has only just reached the earth.”1. Light speed is _

18、sound speedA. as fast as B. a million times slower thanC. about millions of times faster than D. about a million times faster than2. If you stand 200 metres away from a man who is firing a gun to start a race, you will find out that _.A. you can hear the sound before you see the smokeB. the sound do

19、es not travel as fast as lightC. the sound will reach you before the man firesD. sound travels about a million times faster than light3. Sunlight obviously (明显地) _ than the light of the moonA. has to travel a greater distanceB. moves less quicklyC. travels much more quicklyD. is less powerful(有力的) 4

20、. The scientific way of saying “The stars are shining tonight“ should be _.A. the stars have been shining all the time5B. the stars seen tonight will shine four years laterC. the stars were shining long ago but seen tonightD. the starlight seen today could be seen four years ago答案及解析1. D 事实细节题。由第 1段

21、第 1句可知。2. B 推理判断题。由第 1段最后一句推出。3. A 推理判断题。由第 2段的第 2句(太阳光到达地球需要 8分钟) 和第 3句(月光到达地球仅需 1.3秒) 可推出(太阳光走过的距离明显远于月光)。4. C 推理判断题。由最后一段的最后一句 They were shining four years ago, but their light has only just reached the earth可推出。第四篇阅读下面短文或图表，并选择正确答案。Are we humans alone in space? Scientists have been working on th

22、is question for a long time. And recently, new discoveries offer more hope that some form of life existed on Mars in the past, and perhaps is still there at present.According to a new report in the book Science, the Mars Explorer Curiosity has found more methane (甲烷) in the Martian air. It might sug

23、gest the possibility of life.During the last 20 months, Curiosity has found methane many times, and four of them, it tested at a level 10 times higher than usual. “Its a great increase,” said Christopher Webster, the lead scientist.This new finding has made a big change. In September 2013, Curiosity

24、 found almost no sign of methane on Mars. Just weeks later, however, the explorer picked up the gas.Methane is also found in Earths air, and comes from animal and plant life, as well as from the environment itself. If theres methane in Mars air, where is it coming from? Scientists arent sure.6“There

25、 are many possible sources, such as actions between water and rock,” guessed Sushil, a scientist of the Curiosity team.But the scientists have left the possibility open that microbes (微生物) could be the methanes source. Also, for the first time, Curiosity found other organisms (有机物) in the rocks of M

26、ars. Organisms are thought to be the basis to form life. Scientists arent sure where these organisms come from. They could either have formed on Mars or landed on Mars by meteorites (陨石).For the next three years, Curiosity will keep looking for more organisms in rocks and exploring Mars. 29. Where d

27、id Curiosity recently find methane?A. In the Martian air. B. In the air on Earth.C. In rocks on Mars. D. In the water on Mars.30. Scientists predict that there might be life on Mars because .A. methane is a sign of life B. astronauts sent to Mars have seen signs of lifeC. the Mars Explorer has taken

28、 some photos of animalsD. the environment on Mars is similar to that on Earth31. From the last two paragraphs, we learn that .A. scientists are sure to have found life on Mars B. methane is the basis to form lifeC. there are no rocks and water on Mars D. there is more to learn about Mars参考答案 2931、AA

29、D 第五篇阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的三个或四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day. TV brings the outside closer to peoples homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV. Whats going on in 7the other countries? How do people live

30、in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? Whats life in the deepest part of the sea?If you want to answer these and other these and other kinds of questions, just turn on the TV. Turn it on and watch. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through readin

31、g or listening to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch, too.TV helps to open our eyes. TV also helps to open our minds. TV often gives us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something.( ) 1. Some people say the world is sma

32、ller than before because _.A. TV makes the earth smaller and smallerB. All people like to watch TVC. Watching TV is one of the most important activities of the dayD. TV brings the outside world closer to people( ) 2. We can _ when we watch TV.A. go to live in the other countries B. answer TV many qu

33、estionsC. get a lot of information (信息) D. ask TV some questions( ) 3. People learn better through TV than through radio because _.A. TV sets are bigger than radio B. people can not only hear but also watchC. without TV people cant open their eyes D. its easier to turn on TV than to turn on radio( )

34、 4. The sentence “TV also helps to open our minds.” means (意思是) _.A. our minds can only be opened by TVB. something is wrong with our minds8C. we can learn more with TV than without TVD. TV is new to us( ) 5. This passage has told us _.A. its good to watch TVB. not to watch TV any moreC. students should not watch TV at any timeD. to stop reading to watch TV【参考答案】1D 2C 3B 4C 5A